SUBSERVIENTLY

obsequiously, subserviently, servilely

(adverb) in an obsequious manner; “she acts obsequiously toward her boss”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

subserviently (comparative more subserviently, superlative most subserviently)

In a subservient manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*serv"i*ent*ly, adv.

Definition: In a subservient manner.

SUBSERVIENT

Sub*serv"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. subserviens, -entis, p.pr. See Subserve.]

Definition: Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling. Scarce ever reading anything which he did not make subservient in one kind or other. Bp. Fell. These ranks of creatures are subservient one to another. Ray. Their temporal ambition was wholly subservient to their proselytizing spirit. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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